Pound the Pavement for Purple 5K and 2 Mile Walk
About this race
Neptune Township
and the
Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners
presents
13th Annual Pound the Pavement for Purple 5K Run/Walk and 2 Mile Walk
September 19, 2026
5K Run Start Time: 10:00AM
Walk Start Time: 10:15AM
Registration
Pre-registration until September 16th
*Online registration ends September 15th
On-site Registration and Packet Pickup will be on Wednesday, 9/16 between 5pm-7pm
at SUNSETS RIVERFRONT RESTAURANT & BAR, 302 S CONCOURSE, NEPTUNE, NJ
Entry Fees
Pre-Registration (through 9/25) $30
Post-Registration and Race Day $40
Raceday registration opens at 8:30am at The Headliner
5K Awards
Top 3 Male and Female Overall
Top 3 Male and Female in each age group
18 + under, 19-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49
50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89, 90 and over
Top 3 Fundraisers
No duplicate awards
The 2 Mile Family Walk is not a timed event
Join fellow runners on September 27, 2025 for the Pound the Pavement for Purple 5K and 2 Mile Walk. It's a fantastic 5K, 3.2K featuring a flat and fast course in Neptune.
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Running
5K
2 Mile Walk
Weather Overview
These values reflect historical conditions on the race dates in Neptune in 2025, from Open-Meteo archive data.
About Neptune
Pound the Pavement for Purple 5K and 2 Mile Walk takes place in Neptune, New Jersey, United States. The local timezone is America/New_York.
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